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Edgar Fahs Smith collection     Over 3,000 images of scientists, laboratories, and scientific apparatus. A selection of these prints, engravings, and photographs is reproduced on this site. From SCETI: Smith Collection http://dewey.library.upenn.edu/sceti/smith/

South Africa slave route     The history of slavery in South Africa is as old as the establishment of white settlement at the Cape; the first slaves were domestic servants in Jan van Riebeeck's household. From Arts 99 http://www.artsdiary.org.za/guide99/slaveroute.html

Ancient Indus Valley     Various illustrated essays. The Indus Valley civilization flourished around 2, 500 B.C. in the western part of South Asia, in what today is Pakistan and western India. It is often referred to as Harappan Civilization after its first discovered city, Harappa. From ERROR: TIMEOUT http://www.harappa.com/har/har0.html

Return of the Looted Treasures     Five cardboard boxes showed up at the Geographic one morning. Their contents: priceless Maya artifacts to be returned to Mesoamerica. Get the story and eye treasures long locked away from public view. From Looted Treasures @ nationalgeographic.com http://www.nationalgeographic.com/treasures/index.html

Exploring Amistad timeline     Timeline of various issues in the history of slavery in the U.S., with focus on the seizure of the Amistad in August 1839. From ERROR: TIMEOUT http://amistad.mysticseaport.org/timeline/welcome.html

Religion and the Founding of the American Republic     Many of the colonies that in 1776 became the United States of America were settled by men and women of deep religious convictions who in the seventeenth century crossed the Atlantic Ocean to practice their faith freely. New waves of eighteenth century immigrants brought their own religious fervor across the Atlantic and the nation's first major religious revival in the middle of the eighteenth century injected new vigor into American religion. Sparsely illustrated. From Religion and the Founding of the American Republic (Library of Congress Exhibition) http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/religion/

Abraham Lincoln: Discovering the Man, the President     Various illustrated articles on little-known aspects of President Lincoln's life. From Abraham Lincoln Research Site http://members.aol.com/RVSNorton/Lincoln2.html

American Indians and the Natural World     Through exploration of four different visions of living in and with the natural world - those of the Tlingit of the Northwest Coast, the Hopi of the Southwest, the Iroquois of the Northeast, and the Lakota of the Plains - North, South, East, West: American Indians and the Natural World examines the belief systems, philosophies, and practical knowledge that guide Indian peoples. From American Indians and the Natural World http://www.carnegiemuseums.org/cmnh/exhibits/north-south-east-west/

Flights of Inspiration     First flight made by brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright. Learn about the first non-stop transatlantic flight by John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown. Design and test your own model aircraft, as well as understand scientific principles that make flights possible. From Flights of Inspiration http://www.fi.edu/flights/index.html

Mythical Plants of the Middle Ages     Mythical plants that were a part of Medieval popular culture. Origin of the deadly but not quite real Bohun Upas tree, and how the Tree of Life has changed identity over the centuries. Brief site. From Mythical Plants of the Middle Ages http://www.godecookery.com/mythical/mythical.htm

Heroes in the Ships: African Americans in the Whaling Industry     From Colonial times to the twentieth century, men of African ancestry were active in New England's whaling industry as sailors, blacksmiths, shipbuilders, officers, & owners. By the 1840s, black sailors constituted about one-sixth of the labor force; and by 1900, African Americans and Cape Verdeans had become a majority. From Kendall Whaling Museum / "Heroes in the Ships": African Americans in the Whaling Industry http://www.kwm.org/collections/exhibits/heroes/home.htm

Collapse: why do civilizations fall?     Explore the collapse of four ancient civilizations in order to understand what awaits our own. Learn what happens when a society collapses and how archaeologists find and interpret evidence. From Exhibits Collection -- Collapse http://www.learner.org/exhibits/collapse/

Company town: Norilsk, Russia     Photo Essay. The smokestacks of Norilsk nickel rise like fists above the frozen Siberian plain. Despite the splintering of the Russian economy, regardless of whether the miners can make do on their inflation-ravaged wages, the filthy plumes rise relentlessly from the smelters, blackening the Siberian skies 200 miles above the Arctic Circle. From LIFE: NORILSK http://www.life.com/Life/essay/norilsk/

Andes Expedition: Searching for Inca Secrets     Virtual autopsy of the ice maiden that was killed five hundred years ago as a sacrifice to the gods in the Inca empire. The maiden's body preserved remarkably well. There is also a description of the expedition to the Andes led by Johan Reinhard, aimed to discover more Inca religious sites. Attractive graphics, but limited content. From Andes @ nationalgeographic.com http://www.nationalgeographic.com/andes/index.html

Lords of Copan     Monuments and tombs erected by the rulers of one of the great Maya cities. Come face-to-face with the Red Lady, and esteemed Maya noble. From Lords of Copan @ nationalgeographic.com http://www.nationalgeographic.com/copan/index.html

At the Tomb of Tutankhamen     Opening of the royal Egyptian sepulcher of Tutankhamen which contained the most remarkable funeral treasures. The account is given in the form of diary of the witnesses, which actually has appeared in the National Geographic earlier. Site also contains a list of resources about Egypt history. Limited content. From At the Tomb of Tutankhamen @ nationalgeographic.com http://www.nationalgeographic.com/egypt/index.html

Forbidden territory     Stanley and Livingstone's magnificent trip to Africa. Learn about their discoveries and view the slides of Africa that Livingstone was the first to take. From Forbidden Territory @ nationalgeographic.com http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lantern/index.html

Lewis and Clark Online Base Camp     Lewis and Clark's sitings on their way of exploring the west. Learn where they made stops and what they did. From Lewis & Clark @ nationalgeographic.com http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisclark/index.html

Ice Treasures of the Inca     Climb Peru's Mount Ampato following the path of the ancient Inca in a re-creation of an actual expedition that took place in 1995. The site is done mostly in a narrative text format. From Ice Treasures of the Inca @ nationalgeographic.com http://www.nationalgeographic.com/mummy/index.html

Salem witchcraft hysteria     Experience the witch-hunt of 1692 in an interactive and terrifying way. From National Geographic: Salem--Online Witch-Hunt Game http://www.nationalgeographic.com/salem/

Silver bank     The Spanish galleon Concepcion struck a reef in 1641, spilling a conquistador's ransom in silver. Join the crew in the fight to stay afloat and examine priceless finds from the wreck. From Silver Bank @ nationalgeographic.com http://www.nationalgeographic.com/silverbank/index.html

Inside the White House     Play a game of choices and learn what it is like to be a president in the Oval Office. From Inside the White House @ nationalgeographic.com http://www.nationalgeographic.com/whitehouse/noenter.html

Pirates of the Whydah     The Whydah sank off New England in April 1717. Her captain, "Black Sam" Bellamy, and 143 others died with her. Armed with Whydah clues and informed imaginations, historians have begun speculating about Bellamy's crew. Explore the real life of real pirate. From Whydah Pirates @ nationalgeographic.com http://www.nationalgeographic.com/whydah/index.html

Out of the Past     400 Years of Lesbian and Gay History in America. Articles and personal accounts. From PBS: Out Of The Past http://www.pbs.org/outofthepast/

Technology timeline     From the Lightning Rod in 1752 to the Deep Blue chess computer in 1996, this site surveys several dozen notable technological inventions. From The American Experience | The Telephone | Timeline http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/technology/../telephone/timeline/index.html

Around the World in 72 Days     Women on the Beat. Pioneering journalist Nellie Bly attempted to go Around the World in 72 Days. While most women journalists of the 19th century penned delicate, innocuous prose for newspaper society sections, a bold few chose to enter the rough-and-tumble, male-dominated world of reporting "hard news." These pioneers overcame gender biases to deliver sizzling copy to papers across America that challenged perceptions and pushed for societal reform. One of Nellie's accomplishments was a searing exposé of a New York City mental asylum. From The American Experience | Around the World in 72 Days http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/world/

A science odyssey     Compare the advances that science has made between 1900 and today. From A Science Odyssey: Then+Now Menu http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/thenandnow/

Balloon Race Around the World     Delve into the history of science and ballooning, follow the attempts of earlier balloonists to make the round-the-world flight, and take a virtual trip around the world in a balloon, and read an interview with Steve Fossett. Poor navigation. Limited content. From NOVA Online | Balloon Race Around the World http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/balloon/

Secrets of Easter Island     Story of a team of archaeologists and a 75-person crew who sought to unravel a central mystery of Easter Island: how hundreds of giant stone statues that dominate the island's coast were moved and erected. For one month, the team struggled to raise a 10-ton moai, using only the tools and materials available to the ancient Easter Islanders. From NOVA Online | Secrets of Easter Island http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/easter/

Everest the Search for Mallory and Irvine     Follow an actual expedition to Mt. Everest, and look for evidence that two British climbers could have reached the highest point thirty years prior to Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, who are known to hold the honor since 1953. Contains narration and interviews with experts. Poorly organized. From NOVA Online | Lost on Everest http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/everest/

Beast of Loch Ness     Examples of real animals once thought to be nonexistent, and myths and legends behind the discoveries of those animals, such as Africa's ocapi. There is also a narration of how the legend of Loch Ness monsters came to be and eyewitness accounts. There are experiments with sonar and descriptions of how the sonar works. The site is done mostly using text narration and images. From NOVA Online | The Beast of Loch Ness http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lochness/

Secrets of Lost Empires     Massive building projects of ancient civilizations. Learn how to build complex stone structures by reading about experiments that rebuilt those structures in modern day using only tools available to the ancient men. From NOVA Online | Secrets of Lost Empires http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/lostempires/

Secrets of Making Money     Anatomy of U.S. paper money, its history, and spotting counterfeits. From NOVA Online/Secrets of Making Money http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/moolah/

Pyramids: the Inside Story     Have you ever dreamed of exploring the pyramids of Egypt? If so, enter here, wander through the chambers and passageways of the Great Pyramid, and learn about the pharaohs for whom these monumental tombs were built. You can also follow the 1997 field season of a team of archaeologists as they excavated the bakery that fed the pyramid builders. Difficult to use. From NOVA Online/Pyramids -- The Inside Story http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid/

Submarines, Secrets and Spies     Join celebrated oceanographer and explorer Robert Ballard, in search of clues to two tragedies of the Cold War, the wrecks of the nuclear submarines Thresher and Scorpion. See inside of a submarine, find out what does it feel like when a submarine launches a ballistic missile, and much more. From NOVA Online | Submarines, Secrets, and Spies http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/subsecrets/

Treasures of the Sunken City     In 1995, French archaeologist Jean Yves Empereur and his team discovered the Pharos lighthouse, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The fabled lighthouse was underwater, just offshore from the modern city of Alexandria in Egypt. Find out what high-tech tools Empereur uses to map these ancient monuments, explore a piece of the map yourself, and learn what other treasures have since been discovered. From NOVA Online | Treasures of the Sunken City http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sunken/

Top gun over Moscow     Russian Knights. Includes brain-numbing demonstrations of aerobatic skill and a detailed look at the history, design, firepower, and capabilities of Russia's combat jets. From NOVA Online/Top Gun Over Moscow http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/topgun/

Lost City of Arabia     The use of remote sensing and GPS in archeology in a search for Ubar, the lost city of Arabia. From NOVA Online/Lost City of Arabia http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ubar/

Turn of the Century America     19th Century America history, nostalgia, news events, and ragtime music. From Turn of the Century America http://www.stormi.com/19century.html

Calendars Through the Ages     Explore the fascinating history of the human endeavor to organize our lives in accordance with the sun and stars. Historical information and FAQ's on various calendars' years, months, and days of the week. Includes Julian, Gregorian, Jewish, Islamic, Chinese, Mayan, and others. From Calendars through the Ages - Home http://webexhibits.org/calendars/

Chauvet-Pont-d'arc Cave     Exceptional archeological discovery of a decorated cave. In 1995, fantastic Paleolithic Period cave paintings in the Ardèche gorges of France. Includes photos of several paintings and a discussion of the archaeological importance of the discovery. Also lists other significant French prehistoric finds. From ERROR http://www.culture.fr/culture/arcnat/chauvet/en/

Remembering Nagasaki     In observance of the 50th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, this site presents the photographs of Japanese army photographer Yosuke Yamahata, along with a public forum on issues related to the atomic age. Great photography. From Remembering Nagasaki http://www.exploratorium.edu/nagasaki/index.html

Exploring ancient worlds: Trojan's Rome     Who was emperor Trajan? Why did he build the massive Forum of Trajan? What kinds of artworks were in Trajan's Forum and why were they there? What other kinds of art works were made in ancient Greece and Rome? Particularly useful to teachers. From Exploring An Ancient World: Four Online Resources http://www.getty.edu/artsednet/resources/Trajan/welcome.html

This Day in History     A very good source of information of major events that have happened in history on each of the 365 days of the year. From History Channel http://www.historychannel.com/today/

Theban Mapping Project     Explore the History of Thebes, one of the riches archaeological sites on Earth located in Egypt. Tour the principal monuments in Theban Sites. Get ready to fly across the Theban landscape and see the Theban Necroposis in Virtual Reality through QTVR. From Theban Mapping Project http://www.kv5.com/intro.html

Middle ages     Explore various aspects of the Middle Ages life - feudal life, homes, clothing, health, arts & entertainment, religion and town life. Includes activities on cathedrals, clothing, art and medical practices. From Exhibits Collection -- The Middle Ages http://www.learner.org/exhibits/middleages/

Land of Genghis Khan     Great legend of Genghis Khan. View the map of his ancient empire. Learn about Mongolia today. From Genghis Khan @ nationalgeographic.com http://www.nationalgeographic.com/genghis/index.html

Return to Midway     Titanic's discoverer, Bob Ballard, is diving deeper than ever to find the lost ships of World War II's Battle of Midway. Blueprints, personal recollections, and field dispatches let you in on the hunt. From Midway @ nationalgeographic.com http://www.nationalgeographic.com/midway/index.html

Normandy: 1944     Comprehensive learning resource on D-Day and the Normandy Invasion. The site includes detailed articles, personal histories, radio broadcasts, film clips, interactive maps, Internet links, and much more. From NORMANDY: 1944 http://www.normandy.eb.com/

Search for the Lost Cave People     In 1997, an international group of archaeologists ventured into the Chiapas region of Mexico to search for the remains of a little-known civilization that preceded the Maya. In caves hundreds of feet above the Rio la Venta, and in an ancient complex swallowed by the jungle, the team found astonishing archaeological treasures. From NOVA Online | Search for the Lost Cave People http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/laventa/

Mysteries of Catalhoyuk     Mysteries of the Catalhoyuk, the site of an ancient city in Turkey. Look at the pictures of burials, and discuss your findings in the bone lab. Explore why the dead were buried in the floor of the house where people used to leave, and find out what people were eating for dinner 10,000 years ago. From Mysteries of Çatalhöyük http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/catal/top.html

Whole cloth: American textile history     Integrating science, technology, and invention with women's, African American, and labor history dedicated to the exploration of textile technology. From Whole Cloth: Discovering Science and Technology Through American History http://www.si.edu/lemelson/centerpieces/whole_cloth/index.html

Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games     The real story of the ancient Olympic Games. Were the ancient games better than ours? More fair and square? More about sports and less about money? Are modern games more sexist? More political? Have we strayed from the ancient Olympic ideal? From Ancient Olympics @ University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology http://www.upenn.edu/museum/Olympics/olympicintro.html

Origins and Ancient History of Wine     How Museum excavators uncovered the world's oldest wine jar and Museum scientists determined its contents. Find out why the grape remains ever popular - cloned over and over again from its ancient beginnings. Fermented beverages have been preferred over water throughout the ages: they are safer, provide psychotropic effects, and are more nutritious. Some have even said alcohol was the primary agent for the development of Western civilization, since more healthy individuals (even if inebriated much of the time) lived longer and had greater reproductive success. From “The Origins and Ancient History of Wine”@ University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology http://www.upenn.edu/museum/Wine/wineintro.html

Oliphant's Anthem: Pat Oliphant at the Library of Congress     Pat Oliphant, a Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist who has caricatured seven US presidents, from Lyndon Johnson to Bill Clinton. View his cartoons. From Oliphant's Anthem (Library of Congress Exhibition) http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/oliphant/

Famous American trials     Contains accounts, maps, photos, transcript excerpts and other materials relating to famous American trials, including the Leopold & Loeb Trial, the Scopes Monkey Trial, the Andersonville Court Martial, the Scottsboro Boys Trials, the Haymarket Trial, The Lincoln Assassination Trials, the Manson Trial, the My Lai Courts-Martial, the Kelly Michaels Trial, and the Hauptmann (Lindbergh Kidnapping) Trial. From Famous Trials - UMKC School of Law - Prof. Douglas Linder http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/ftrials.htm

Citizen Kurchatov: Stalin's Bomb Maker     Stalin's enigmatic director of the Soviet project to build the atomic bomb. Story of a complex, world-class physicist who became the driving force behind the Soviet Union's race to develop the atomic bomb. Igor Kurchatov, born in 1903, believed the Russian revolution would lead to a bright future of scientific socialism. From Citizen Kurchatov http://www.pbs.org/opb/citizenk/index.html

Ice mummies     Process of mummification and about how scientists study mummies that they find. Learn about the Peruvian expedition of 1996. From NOVA Online | Ice Mummies http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/icemummies/

Buckminster fuller: Thinking out loud     Architectural and other inventions of the great Buckminster Fuller. An architect, designer, engineer, poet, philosopher, author and global iconoclast, Fuller was a true visionary, a Renaissance man best remembered as creator of the geodesic dome. Find out about the geodesic dome, dymaxion house, transport, megastructures and more. From www.pbs.org/wnet/bucky.cgi http://www.thirteen.org/bucky/